Psalms

Psalm 40:6–8

6Sacrifice and offering You did not desire,

but my ears You have opened.b

Burnt offerings and sin offerings

You did not require.

7Then I said, “Here I am, I have come —

it is written about me in the scroll:

8I delight to do Your will, O my God;c

Your law is within my heart.”

Footnotes

  • b 40:6 Hebrew; some LXX manuscripts but a body You prepared for me
  • c 40:8 Cited in Hebrews 10:5–7|HEB 10:5-7

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Psalm 40:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Sacrificeזֶ֤בַחze·ḇaḥNoun - masculine singularH2077 sacrifice
and offeringוּמִנְחָ֨ה׀ū·min·ḥāhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH4503 gift, tribute, offering
You did notלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
desireחָפַ֗צְתָּḥā·p̄aṣ·tāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH2654 delight in
but my earsאָ֭זְנַיִם’ā·zə·na·yimNoun - fdH241 ear
You have openedכָּרִ֣יתָkā·rî·ṯāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH3738 dig
Burnt offeringsעוֹלָ֥ה‘ō·w·lāhNoun - feminine singularH5930 whole burnt-offering
and sin offeringsוַ֝חֲטָאָ֗הwa·ḥă·ṭā·’āhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH2401 sin, sin-offering (?)
You did notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
requireשָׁאָֽלְתָּ׃šā·’ā·lə·tāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH7592 ask, inquire

Psalm 40:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thenאָ֣ז’āzAdverbH227 at that time, then
I saidאָ֭מַרְתִּי’ā·mar·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH559 utter, say
Here I amהִנֵּה־hin·nêh-InterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
I have comeבָ֑אתִיḇā·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
it is writtenכָּת֥וּבkā·ṯūḇVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH3789 write
about meעָלָֽי׃‘ā·lāyPreposition; first person common singularH5921 height
in the scrollבִּמְגִלַּת־bim·ḡil·laṯ-Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH4039 roll

Psalm 40:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I delightחָפָ֑צְתִּיḥā·p̄ā·ṣə·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH2654 delight in
to doלַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת־la·‘ă·śō·wṯ-Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH6213 do, make
Your willרְצוֹנְךָ֣rə·ṣō·wn·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH7522 goodwill, favour, acceptance, will
O my Godאֱלֹהַ֣י’ĕ·lō·hayNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH430 God
Your lawוְ֝ת֥וֹרָתְךָ֗wə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯə·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH8451 direction, instruction, law
withinבְּת֣וֹךְbə·ṯō·wḵPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH8432 midst
my heartמֵעָֽי׃mê·‘āyNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH4578 internal organs, inward parts (intestines, bowels), belly

Cross-references

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Psalm 40:6 Hebrews 10:5–12 · Isaiah 1:11 · 1 Samuel 15:22 · Psalm 51:16 · Hosea 6:6 · Matthew 9:13 · Matthew 12:7 · Amos 5:22 · Jeremiah 7:21–23 · Job 33:16 · Isaiah 66:3 · Psalm 50:8

Psalm 40:7 Hebrews 10:7–9 · Luke 24:44 · John 5:39 · Luke 24:27 · 1 Corinthians 15:3–4 · 1 Peter 1:10–11 · Acts 10:43 · Revelation 19:10

Psalm 40:8 Romans 7:22 · John 4:34 · Jeremiah 15:16 · Psalm 119:24 · Psalm 119:16 · Psalm 119:47 · Psalm 37:30–31 · Jeremiah 31:33 · Psalm 119:92 · Psalm 112:1 · Proverbs 3:1 · 2 Corinthians 3:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.